classic anime is often swept under the rug but every anime has been influenced by at
least one show. Ashita no Joe is an anime that's known for influencing countless anime,
and here's why.
Welcome to demo entertainment, Ashita no Joe is known for influencing a whole genre of
anime and it even played a big role in the politics in Japan and you probably haven't
heard of it since it's not really big in the United States not to mention its not even
licensed in the united states and currently my anime list ranks it at 2065 on the popularity
scale. In this video, we will talk about the synopsis of Ashita no Joe, the role it played
in politics, the anime it's influenced and its many references, and the downsides to
this anime. If you like sports anime like Hajime no Ippo or Megalo box you'll probably
love this anime. A great part of actually watching this show is that you get to see
how many references there are in different animes.
Joe Yabuki is a trouble maker who runs away from his orphanage at an early age and becomes
what they call in the anime a stray dog. One day he wanders into the slums of Tokyo and
meets Danpei Tange an old drunken homeless man that used to be a boxer before he got
injured. He watches as Joe takes on 3 men with his powerful punch. After seeing that
Danpei is determined that joe will one day with the help of his training become japans
no the worlds greatest boxer.
So it's no hidden secret that Hajime no Ippo was influenced by this anime you can see it
in countless shots and the characters kind of remind me of each other a little bit.
Even though Ashita no joe did influence Hajime no Ippo there are a lot of differences with
the main characters and kind of how the story plays out, in fact, i would say Ippo and joe
are pretty much complete opposites. You can definitely see the influence with some of
the characters in Hajime no Ippo after watching both anime's I would say Hajime no Ippo definitely
faster paced at the start, in fact, Ippo gets his pro license on episode 9 whereas joe gets
his on episode 31. Hajime no Ippo is a lighter series. Ippo is more shy, awkward, and humble
where joe is more of a trouble maker who is cocky, ignorant, and seeks attention. Now
Megalo box is actually based on Ashita no joe which I think most people know about by
now and there was a recent interview with the director of megalo box that talks more
about this saying, "The ways the characters in Ashita no Joe are drawn is really amazing;
I believe one of the biggest themes in the series is “their way of life.” Similarly,
MEGALOBOX also has the theme of “for people to live” in the center of the story. The
main protagonist Joe being in the center is the same as Ashita no Joe, but I was committed
to the thought of a team of three. The three are all in the same place, but they are there
for each one’s own reason, and each one is fighting with their own issues. They are
a team, however, they are individuals. I wanted to draw each one as a living person. The art
and story are different from Ashita no Joe, but I wanted the viewer to feel similarities
through the way characters were drawn."
now I'm going to show a lot of other anime that has reference's of Ashita no joe however
if I did list them all this video would take way to long so I'm just going to cut it down
10 different shows or manga.
Now Ashita no Joe did play a role in politics the series started as a manga for the weekly
shonen magazine during this time much of the economic and social change was transforming
the Japanese culture in the late 1960's joe was the hero representing the struggle of
the lower class his trial and sacrifice was a reflection of the people he represents in
the slums. By the 1970's manga readers and college, students all across Japan would make
him an icon.
so some downsides o this show is well... its old... old as fuck. And with it being so old
it doesn't exactly compare to the standards of today's anime. Personally, i haven't had
a problem watching old anime and i have been enjoying cel made anime like vampire hunter
D. Now the biggest problem of actually Ashita no Joe is actually trying to watch it currently
it isn't licensed in the united states which means there is only three was to pretty much
go about watching it. So the first way is to actually watch it on a streaming site like
kissanime now i wouldn't exactly recommend this but its probably the best way now technically
isn't illegal but it doesn't support the anime community and the only exception to i would
say actually going on this website was if you had no other choice. Now the 2nd way is
to buy the shortened movie version of it on Amazon for like 18 bucks il have a link if
the description below then going to Crunchyroll where they have Ashita no Joe 2. However,
the movie isn't a good replacement for the original show and leaves out a lot of the
important details and the 3rd way is to just read the manga but this is the most expensive
way and kind of the most pain in the ass. Alright, so that's is for this video thank
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